My apologies. The presence of the kernel module and it being used is not the issue. if you use that module with the Rawhide X server versions... There is an abi mismatch between the X server and the NVIDIA drivers which causes the x server to fail. Putting the switch "--ignoreABI" in your kdm or gdm doesn't fix the issue Andrew Farris-2 wrote: > > Robert McBroom (TNWestTex) wrote: >>> gjohnson5 wrote: >>> >>> My laptop had the same issue. If you are using the official NVIDIA >>> drivers >>> then the X server may not work. I had to switch to the NV driver (which >>> is >>> provided by Fedora) and that corrected the problem. I will try to >>> re-install the official NVIDIA drivers >>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_169.07.html [1] >>> >>> If I have read correctly that the official NVIDIA drivers do work now >>> >> >> The official NVIDIA drivers don't work for me. >> Legacy 71.86.01 driver installer doesn't find the source on Fedora F9. >> Riva TNT2 card. kernel-2.6.24-0.150.rc7 Is the funky designation for >> the release candidate kernel the problem? I see there is a December >> update on NVIDIA for the newer cards but September with F8 is the latest >> for the legacy cards. > > Pardon the obvious question, but do you have kernel-devel installed? The > nvidia > driver should be finding what it needs at: > /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/ > > which is symlinked to /usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`-`uname -m` > > Look and see if you've actually got these files in place. For your kernel > uname > -r should be giving '2.6.24-0.150.rc7' so the rc naming should not cause a > problem. > > -- > Andrew Farris <lordmorgul@xxxxxxxxx> <ajfarris@xxxxxxxxx> > gpg 0xC99B1DF3 fingerprint CDEC 6FAD BA27 40DF 707E A2E0 F0F6 E622 C99B > 1DF3 > No one now has, and no one will ever again get, the big picture. - Daniel > Geer > ---- > ---- > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Latest-rawhide-update-killed-xorg-nv-driver-tp14719796p14935768.html Sent from the Fedora Test List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
